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x11vnc 0.9.13 2010-12-20
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New in the 0.9.13 x11vnc release:
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Improved support for non-X11 touchscreen devices (e.g. handheld or
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cell phone) via Linux uinput input injection. Additional
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tuning parameters are added. TSLIB touchscreen calibration
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is supported. Tested on Qtmoko Neo Freerunner.
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A tool, misc/uinput.pl, is provided to diagnose uinput
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behavior on new devices.
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The env. vars. X11VNC_UINPUT_BUS and X11VNC_UINPUT_VERSION
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are available if leaving them unset does not work.
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The Linux uinput non-X11 input injection can now be bypassed:
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events can be directly written to the /dev/input/event
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devices specified by the user (direct_abs=..., etc.)
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A -pipeinput input injection helper script,
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misc/qt_tslib_inject.pl is provided as a tweakable
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non-builtin direct input injection method.
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The list of new uinput parameters for the above two features is:
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pressure, tslib_cal, touch_always, dragskip, btn_touch;
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direct_rel, direct_abs, direct_btn, direct_key.
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The included SSL enabled Java VNC Viewers now handle Mouse
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Wheel events.
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miscellaneous new features and changes:
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In -reflect mode, the libvncclient connection can now have
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the pixel format modified via the environment
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variables X11VNC_REFLECT_bitsPerSample,
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X11VNC_REFLECT_samplesPerPixel, and
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X11VNC_REFLECT_bytesPerPixel
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In -create mode the following environment variables are added
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to fine tune the behavior: FIND_DISPLAY_NO_LSOF:
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do not use lsof(1) to try to determine the Linux VT,
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FIND_DISPLAY_NO_VT_FIND: do not try to determine the
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Linux VT at all, X11VNC_CREATE_LC_ALL_C_OK: do not bother
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undoing the setting LC_ALL=C that the create_display
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script sets. The performance of the -create script
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has been improved for large installations (100's of
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user sessions on one machine.)
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In -unixpw mode, one can now Tab from login: to Password.
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An environment variable, X11VNC_SB_FACTOR, allows one to scale
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the -sb screenblank sleep time from the default 2 secs.
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In -rawfb mode, a bug is fixed in setting the number of bits
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per pixel.
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Documented that -grabkbd is no longer working with some/most
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window managers (it can prevent resizing and menu posting.)
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The macosx deprecated interface GetMainDevice() call is removed.
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Compile with -DX11VNC_MACOSX_USE_GETMAINDEVICE if needed
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for an old macosx version...
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Miscellaneous code cleanup.
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x11vnc 0.9.12 2010-09-10
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New in the 0.9.12 x11vnc release:
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One can now specify the maximum number of displays
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that can be created in -create mode via the
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env. var. X11VNC_CREATE_MAX_DISPLAYS
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The X11VNC_NO_LIMIT_SHM env. var. is added to skip any
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automatic shared memory reduction.
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The kdm display manager is now detected when trying not to get
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killed by the display manager.
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miscellaneous new features and changes:
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A compile error is fixed when using --with-system-libvncserver
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pointing to LibVNCServer 0.9.7.
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-nevershared -forever usage mode is documented.
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Old SuSE broken thread local storage is documented.
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x11vnc exit cases are documented.
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A compile bug from forced use of Xdefs.h is worked around.
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x11vnc 0.9.11 2010-08-08
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New in the 0.9.11 x11vnc release:
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The source tree is synchronized with the most recent libvncclient
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(this only affects -reflect mode.) The build is fixed
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for incompatibilities when using an external LibVNCServer
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(e.g. ./configure --with-system-libvncserver...)
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The SSL enabled Java VNC Viewer Makefile has been modified so
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that the jar files that are built are compatible back
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to Java 1.4.
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In -reflect mode cursor position updates are now handled
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correctly.
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In -create/-unixpw mode, the env. var. FD_USERPREFS may be set
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to a filename in the user's home directory that includes
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default username:options values (so the options do not
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need to be typed every time at the login prompt.)
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miscellaneous new features and changes:
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An option -always_inject is provided: Even if there is no
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displacement (dx = dy = 0) for a VNC mouse event force
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the pointer to the indicated x,y position anyway.
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New java viewer debugging and workaround applet parameters:
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debugKeyboard mapF5_to_atsign forbid_Ctrl_Alt
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You can set X11VNC_AVAHI_NAME, X11VNC_AVAHI_HOST, and/or
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X11VNC_AVAHI_PORT environment variables to override the
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default values. For example: -env X11VNC_AVAHI_NAME=wally
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When opening the X11 display extra XAUTHLOCALHOSTNAME settings
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are attempted.
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x11vnc 0.9.10 2010-05-03
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New in the 0.9.10 x11vnc release:
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IPv6 is now supported for all usage modes: forward and reverse
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connections, SSL and unencrypted, etc.
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The included SSL enabled Java VNC viewer applet now supports
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Chained SSL Certificates (x11vnc -ssl always has.)
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The applet autodects x11vnc and set GET=1 for faster
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connecting via HTTPS.
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A demo CGI script 'desktop.cgi' shows how to create an
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SSL encrypted, multi-user x11vnc web login desktop
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service. The user logs into a secure web site and gets
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his/her own virtual desktop and his browser accesses it
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with the SSL Java VNC Viewer applet.
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A serverCert Java Viewer applet parameter is provided.
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Use an authenticated HTTPS browser connection to set
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this parameter (the user could set it locally too.)
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The onetimekey tool has -certonly option for this scheme.
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The Xdummy script (use Xorg 'dummy' driver instead of Xvfb)
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no longer requires being run as root.
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miscellaneous new features and changes:
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In the Java viewer applet, debugCerts and debugKeyboard parameters
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are provided. The debugging output of the applet is more
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readable. Some corner-case bugs (e.g. socket exceptions)
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are now handled gracefully. Parameters forbid_Ctrl_Alt
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and mapF5_to_atsign are added.
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The amount of time to wait for HTTPS applet downloads to finish
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can be set in env. var. X11VNC_HTTPS_DOWNLOAD_WAIT_TIME.
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The -xkb mode is automatically enabled if there are more than
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4 keysyms per key.
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-coe is now an alias for -connect_or_exit.
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The -input_eagerly option enables this LibVNCServer feature
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(it is like -allinput.)
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The "%" unix password verification tricks for the -unixpw
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option are now documented. They also run a command
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in UNIXPW_CMD.
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In -create (-svc, etc.) modes, a warning is printed out if Xvfb
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cannot be found. Xvfb '+kb' option is checked for.
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The -env CREATE_DISPLAY_OUTPUT=/tmp/mydebug.txt debugging
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option is documented. Try to preserve user's PATH
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if possible.
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In XDMCP connection mode, a test for GDM listening only
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on IPv6 (::1) is performed. The interface can also be
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specified via FD_XDMCP_IF.
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The example scripts connect_switch, ultravnc_repeater.pl, inet6to4
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have settings to let them run reliably for long times
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as daemons. They also support IPv6.
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IPv6 notes: for some very esoteric cases (e.g. -chatwindow)
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IPv4 localhost may be required for local IPC. A demo
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transition tool 'inet6to4' is also included (can be
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used for other apps.) x11vnc options related to IPv6:
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-listen6, -6, -no6, -noipv4, -noipv6, and -connect,
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-proxy.
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Use STUNNEL_LISTEN in -stunnel mode to have it listen on a
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particular interface. Also STUNNEL_PROG.
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New remote control query options: pointer_x, pointer_y,
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pointer_same, pointer_root, and pointer_mask. A demo
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script using them misc/panner.pl is provided.
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Remote control change of -clip option will not create new
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framebuffer if the size has not changed (for panner.pl)
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The X11VNC_DISABLE_SSL_CLIENT_MODE env. var. can be set to
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disable SSL client role in reverse connections. This
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means the VNC viewer side must be in SSL client role.
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UltraVNC repeater operation can benefit from this.
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The SSL_INIT_TIMEOUT is increased to 1 hour if 'repeater'
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is detected in a reverse connect string.
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The X property X11VNC_TRAP_XRANDR can be set on a desktop to
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force x11vnc to use the -xrandr screen size change
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trapping code.
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The -sslScripts option prints out the SSL certificate management
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scripts.
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Suggest '-auth guess' and '-findauth' if X connection fails.
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The TightVNC sercurity type (TightVNC features enabler) now
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works for RFB version 3.8.
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RECORD scroll detection is now working with the new gtk/gdk scroll
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mechanism. Set X11VNC_SCROLL_MUST_EQUAL to disable.
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For more information:
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http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/
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http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html
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x11vnc -help | less
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x11vnc 0.9.9 2009-12-21
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New in the 0.9.9 x11vnc release:
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A new option -findauth runs the FINDDISPLAY script that applies
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heuristics to try to determine the correct XAUTHORITY
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file. The use of '-auth guess' will use the XAUTHORITY
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that -findauth reveals. This can be handy in with
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the lastest GDM where the ability to store cookies in
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~/.Xauthority has been removed.
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If x11vnc is running as root (e.g. inetd or XDM/GDM/KDM)
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the FD_XDM=1 mode will be tried if the above -findauth
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or '-auth guess' command fails; it will find the
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correct XAUTHORITY for the given display (this works for
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XDM/GDM/KDM if the login greeter panel is up or if someone
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has already logged into an X session.) You can also
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set -env FD_XDM=1 to force it to be done on the first try.
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The -unixpw_system_greeter option, when used in combined
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unixpw and XDMCP FINDCREATEDISPLAY mode (e.g. -xdmsvc),
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enables the user to press Escape to jump directly to the
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XDM/GDM/KDM login greeter screen. This way the user
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avoids entering his unix password twice at X session
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creation time. For subseqent logins to the same session,
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he uses the regular x11vnc unixpw "login:" prompt. Also,
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the unixpw login panel now has a short help displayed
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if the user presses 'F1' that lists the options.
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The -appshare option enables simple application sharing based on
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the -id/-sid mechanism. Every new toplevel window that
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the application creates induces a new viewer window via
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a reverse connection. The -id/-sid and -connect options
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are required. Run 'x11vnc -appshare -help' for more info.
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Heuristics are applied to try to determine if the X display
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is currently in a Display Manager Greeter Login panel
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(e.g. GDM.) If so, x11vnc's creation of any windows and
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use of XFIXES are delayed.
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This is to try to avoid x11vnc being killed after the user
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logs in if the GDM KillInitClients=true is in effect.
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So one no longer needs to set KillInitClients=false in
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gdm.conf. Note that in recent GDM the KillInitClients
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option has been removed.
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Also delayed is the use of the XFIXES cursor fetching
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functionality; this avoids an Xorg bug that causes Xorg
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to crash right after the user logs in.
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x11vnc now tries to be more aggressive in keeping up with VNC
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client's framebuffer update requests. Some broken VNC
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clients continuously spray these requests at VNC servers
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(regardless of whether they have received any updates
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or not.) The -extra_fbur option allows one to fine tune
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the setting.
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The "-display WAIT:cmd=...", -find, -create modes now work
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correctly for the user-supplied login program scheme
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"-unixpw_cmd ...", as long as the login program supports
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running commands specified in the environment variable
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"RFB_UNIXPW_CMD_RUN" as the logged-in user. The mode
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"-unixpw_nis ..." has also been made more consistent.
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The username option "tag=..." can be used to set FD_TAG.
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The -stunnel option (like -ssl but uses stunnel as an external
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helper program) now works with the -ssl "SAVE" and "TMP"
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special certificate names. The -sslverify and -sslCRL
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options now work correctly in -stunnel mode. Single port
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HTTPS connections are also supported for this mode.
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The remote control command -R can be used to instruct x11vnc
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to resend its most recent copy of the Clipboard,
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Primary, or Cutbuffer selections: "x11vnc -R
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resend_clipboard", "x11vnc -R resend_primary", and
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"x11vnc -R resend_cutbuffer".
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miscellaneous new features and changes:
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The fonts in the GUI (-gui) can now by set via environment
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variables, e.g. -env X11VNC_FONT_BOLD='Helvetica -16 bold'
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and -env X11VNC_FONT_FIXED='Courier -14'.
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The value of the -timeout option is now also used for the timing
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out of reverse connections. The -timeout exit will
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occur if no client has made it to normal operating state
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(instead of merely trying to connect.)
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One can add extra URL parameters to the HTTPS (-ssl) urls
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via X11VNC_EXTRA_HTTPS_PARAMS without needing to edit
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index.vnc. E.g.: -env X11VNC_EXTRA_HTTPS_PARAMS='?GET=1'
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One can make the libvncserver HTTP (non-SSL) server listen on
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localhost: -env X11VNC_HTTP_LISTEN_LOCALHOST=1 (this way
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only the single-port VNC+HTTPS is exposed to the network.)
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Warnings are printed out at startup if $DISPLAY appears to
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start with "localhost:" (SSH X11 forwarding) or
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"hostname:" (remote X display; will fail w/o -noshm)
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The -solid option now uses the DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS env. var
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if available. The -solid option now works in xfce.
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If available, the dbus_launch(1) will be used in
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FINDCREATEDISPLAY for gnome sessions.
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The bcx_xattach remote control command was added to facilitate
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xattach and x2x desktop cursor switching. Other new
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remote control commands: grab_state, ping:mystring,
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grablocal, resend_cutbuffer, resend_clipboard,
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resend_primary, keycode, keysym, fakebuttonevent,
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ptr, sleep, get_xprop, set_xprop, wininfo, pointer_pos,
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mouse_xy, noop, guess_dbus, DIRECT:query. Remote control
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scripting, -query_retries, and -remote_prefix were
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also added.
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In -rawfb mode the X display will not be opened at all unless
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the -rawfb string is prefixed with '+' or -display
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was specified on the cmdline.
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For multiple, separate x11vnc instances on the same X display,
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one can rename the X11VNC_REMOTE, X11VNC_TICKER, and
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VNC_CONNECT property names to unique ones.
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The -showrfbauth option prints out the VNC rfbauth password.
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The XDAMAGE mechanism is now automatically disabled for a
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period of time if a game or screensaver generates too
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many XDAMAGE rectangles per second. This avoids the X11
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event queue from soaking up too much memory.
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x11vnc does not switch on server autorepeat if any keys are
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pressed down to work around a recent Xorg server and/or
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gnome bug where the key will never stop repeating.
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Thse list of current clients is kept more up-to-date in the
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tkx11vnc gui. Bugs in the gui setpass mode have been
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fixed.
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Threads stability is further improved. See under the -threads
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option help info about -env X11VNC_THREADS_NEW_FB_SLEEP=ms
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There is an experimental workaround: "-env X11VNC_WATCH_DX_DY=1"
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that tries to avoid problems with poorly constructed
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menu themes that place the initial position of the mouse
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cursor inside a menu item's active zone.
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The crypt(3) function is now declared inside the x11vnc code on
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all platforms (not just Linux). To disable this, set
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CPPFLAGS='-DDO_NOT_DECLARE_CRYPT' while configuring.
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(crypt is declared to avoid problems with header files.)
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Error reasons are printed for -storepasswd failures.
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Two scripts are added to x11vnc/misc: connect_switch and
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ultravnc_repeater.pl
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For more information:
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http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/
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http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html
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x11vnc 0.9.8 2009-07-08
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New in the 0.9.8 x11vnc release:
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Better reliability for the Java Viewer applet when connecting
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through a Web Proxy via HTTPS. A proxy hostname
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and port can be specified via applet parameters.
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Proxy Authentication via Auth-Basic is supported.
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More x11vnc printout in -ssl is provided to help
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troubleshoot this mode and other ssl connections.
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Stability improvements to -threads mode. Running x11vnc this
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way is more reliable now. Threaded operation sometimes
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gives better interactive response and faster updates. The
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threaded mode now supports multiple VNC viewers using
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the same VNC encoding (some only on Linux or enabled
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at build time.) The threaded mode can also yield
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a performance enhancement in the many client case
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(e.g. class-room broadcast.) We have tested with 30 to
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50 simultaneous clients. See also -reflect.
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miscellaneous new features and changes:
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x11vnc automatically tries to work around an Xorg server bug
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involving infinitely repeating keys when turning off key
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repeating. Use -repeat if the automatic workaround fails.
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Also, the environment variable X11VNC_IDLE_TIMEOUT
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(seconds) is provided.
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In -reflect mode the environment variable X11VNC_REFLECT_PASSWORD
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is provided.
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The -clip mode works under -rawfb.
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The -nounixpw option can disable unixpw mode if an earlier option
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enables it (e.g. -svc).
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Scroll detection is skipped for windows with 'OpenOffice' in
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their name.
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For more information:
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http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/
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http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html
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x11vnc 0.9.7 2009-03-31
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New in the 0.9.7 x11vnc release:
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Basic support for building with VirtualGL's TurboVNC (an
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enhanced TightVNC for fast LAN high framerate usage)
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encoding and TightVNC modifications. More info:
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http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/faq.html#faq-turbovnc
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and x11vnc/misc/turbovnc/README.
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The -ncache_cr option has been fixed and so in -ncache mode
|
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smooth opaque window motions are now work correctly. Try
|
|
it out to see how smooth it is even on a slow link.
|
|
|
|
Support for Linux text consoles (virtual terminals, e.g. 1-6)
|
|
is provided via, e.g., 'x11vnc -rawfb vt2' (for virtual
|
|
terminal #2).
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This is like LinuxVNC (i.e. text only), it avoids using
|
|
/dev/fb and uses /dev/vcsaN instead (the '-rawfb console'
|
|
mode uses /dev/fb.) With /dev/vcsaN the text terminal
|
|
is accessible even it if is not the currently active one.
|
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The -rawfb option now supports framebuffers with bits per pixel
|
|
less than 8 (e.g. 4 or 1 bpp.)
|
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|
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Reverse connections now work in Anonymous Diffie Hellman SSL/TLS
|
|
mode. Reverse connections also work for VeNCrypt and
|
|
ANONTLS modes.
|
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|
|
|
|
miscellaneous new features and changes:
|
|
|
|
The included SSL enabled UltraVNC java viewer now has a
|
|
configurable [Home] entry in the drives drop down menu.
|
|
|
|
In the -create, -svc, etc. modes one can now specify a
|
|
range of X displays to ignore in X11VNC_SKIP_DISPLAY.
|
|
Improvements and bugfixes were made to the find_display
|
|
and create_display scripts. FD_EXTRA option is provided.
|
|
|
|
The '-rawfb video' option finds the video device file more
|
|
carefully.
|
|
|
|
The -rmflag option allows a new way to indicate to other
|
|
applications that x11vnc has started.
|
|
|
|
All of the java applet parameters are now documented in
|
|
the classes/ssl/README file.
|
|
|
|
There is now a "sendbell" remote control command.
|
|
|
|
A one-time -padgeom once:WxH mode is added.
|
|
|
|
Improvements to the CUPS Terminal Services helper mode.
|
|
|
|
If the X display cannot be opened normally then the env. var.
|
|
XAUTHLOCALHOSTNAME=localhost is tried.
|
|
|
|
Bugfix for selection transfer to a now non-existent X window
|
|
(Thunderbird can cause this.) Related, the env. variable
|
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LIBXCB_ALLOW_SLOPPY_LOCK is now set by default.
|
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|
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Bugfix for -8to24 mode due to nonstandard indexed color support.
|
|
|
|
The libvncserver and x11vnc autoconf/automake settings have
|
|
been improved.
|
|
|
|
libXrandr include file is now found on Solaris.
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For more information:
|
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|
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http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/
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http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html
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x11vnc 0.9.6 2008-12-10
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New in the 0.9.6 x11vnc release:
|
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|
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x11vnc's SSL encryption is extended to support the VeNCrypt and
|
|
TLS (older; vino) SSL/TLS security type extensions to VNC.
|
|
|
|
Anonymous Diffie-Hellman key exchange (-ssl ANON) and Certificate
|
|
Revocation List support (-sslCRL) is added to the SSL
|
|
encryption mode.
|
|
|
|
The Java viewer applet can now be served up through the VNC port
|
|
(5900) in addition to the normal HTTP port (5800) via
|
|
the -http_oneport option. Previously this only worked
|
|
for SSL connections and HTTPS.
|
|
|
|
The "-rfbport PROMPT" mode presents a simple gui for the user
|
|
to select a port for the x11vnc service and a few other
|
|
settings. This enables a menu entry for naive users
|
|
that is included in x11vnc.desktop.
|
|
|
|
If x11vnc is not built with the Avahi Zeroconf library an external
|
|
helper program (avahi-publish or dns-sd on Mac OS X)
|
|
is used instead.
|
|
|
|
miscellaneous new features and changes:
|
|
|
|
The default mode for '-ssl' is now the '-ssl SAVE' mode; i.e.
|
|
the generated certificate is saved and reused in
|
|
subsequent sessions rather than being discarded.
|
|
Use '-ssl TMP' recover the old way. This change made
|
|
to for it to be more likely that the VNC Viewer can save
|
|
the accepted cert for future authentications.
|
|
|
|
The solid background color option works on the Mac OS X console.
|
|
|
|
The -reopen option enables x11vnc to try to re connect to the X
|
|
display if GDM (or other display manager) kills it just
|
|
after the user logs in.
|
|
|
|
The -dhparams option can be used to point to your own Diffie
|
|
Hellman parameters.
|
|
|
|
The -setdefer option allows tuning how quickly updates will
|
|
be sent. Default setting tuned.
|
|
|
|
The option -zeroconf is now an alias for -avahi/-mdns.
|
|
|
|
In pipeinput mode, the pipe filehandle is now closed when
|
|
x11vnc exits.
|
|
|
|
The -sshonly option turns off VeNCrypt and TLSVNC (vino) mod
|
|
leaving only the standard SSL (i.e. vncs://)
|
|
|
|
For testing, the option -rand in an alias for -rawfb rand -nopw
|
|
|
|
Minor tweaks to improve CUPS Print tunneling.
|
|
|
|
For more information:
|
|
|
|
http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/
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|
http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html
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x11vnc 0.9.5 2008-10-24
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|
|
|
|
New in the 0.9.5 x11vnc release:
|
|
|
|
Symmetric key encryption using the RC4, AES, Blowfish, and 3DES
|
|
ciphers is supported via the -enc cipher:keyfile option.
|
|
The SSVNC unix viewer 1.0.20 and later supports these
|
|
encryption methods.
|
|
|
|
Server-side scaling can now have different scale factors along
|
|
the horizontal and vertical axes. E.g. -scale 1280x1024
|
|
(same as -geometry 1280x1024) or -scale 0.8x0.75
|
|
|
|
The -chatwindow option allows a chat window to appear on the
|
|
X console during UltraVNC chats (requires the SSVNC
|
|
viewer package.)
|
|
|
|
miscellaneous new features and changes:
|
|
|
|
The HTTP Java viewer applet jar, classes/VncViewer.jar, has
|
|
been updated with an improved implementation based on
|
|
the code used by the classes/ssl applets.
|
|
|
|
A description and instructions are now printed out when
|
|
X_ShmAttach fails if one tries to attach to a remote
|
|
$DISPLAY (i.e. $DISPLAY is on a different machine from
|
|
the machine x11vnc is running on; this often happens
|
|
with SSH X redirection, X terminal servers, etc).
|
|
|
|
The -allow option now works correctly in -ssl mode.
|
|
|
|
The -remap option now works on the MacOSX console.
|
|
|
|
For more information:
|
|
|
|
http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/
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|
http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html
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x11vnc 0.9.4 2008-09-17
|
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|
|
|
|
New in the 0.9.4 x11vnc release:
|
|
|
|
Reverse VNC connections (-connect and -connect_or_exit options)
|
|
work in the -find and -create X session FINDCREATEDISPLAY
|
|
modes.
|
|
|
|
Reverse VNC connections (either normal or using SSL) can use a
|
|
Web Proxy, a SOCKS proxy, the UltraVNC repeater proxy,
|
|
an SSH connection, or even a CGI URL to make the outgoing
|
|
connection (-proxy option). Forward connections can
|
|
use the -ssh option to set up a reachable redirection.
|
|
|
|
Support for the ZYWRLE encoding is added, this is the RealVNC ZRLE
|
|
encoding extended to do motion video and photo regions
|
|
more efficiently by way of a Wavelet based transformation.
|
|
|
|
The session finding and creating modes (-find and -create) have
|
|
been improved to be more reliable and also provide a new
|
|
desktop types (xfce) and new service redirection options.
|
|
|
|
Support for indexed colormaps (PseudoColor) with depths other
|
|
than 8 is provided (depths 1 to 16 now work).
|
|
|
|
Java viewer applet source code is provided in the x11vnc 0.9.4
|
|
tarball so now everything can be built from source.
|
|
|
|
miscellaneous new features and changes:
|
|
|
|
To unset Caps_Lock, Num_Lock and raise all keys in the X server
|
|
use -clear_all, or by remote control 'x11vnc -R clear_all'
|
|
|
|
The -autoport option gives more control over the server port
|
|
range that probes.
|
|
|
|
The -ping option can be used to help keep idle connections alive.
|
|
|
|
The -finddpy and -listdpy utilities help to debug and configure
|
|
the -find, -create, and -display WAIT:... modes.
|
|
|
|
Some automatic detection of screen resizes are handled even if
|
|
the -xrandr option is not supplied.
|
|
|
|
The -advertise_truecolor option can workaround some VNC viewer
|
|
incompatibilities with PseudoColor.
|
|
|
|
The option '-clip xinerama0' can be used to clip to the first
|
|
Xinerama sub-screen, etc.
|
|
|
|
If a fast framebuffer read rate is detected the -wait and -defer
|
|
parameters are reduced to 10 and 15 msec, respectively.
|
|
|
|
Pasting of the selection/clipboard into remote applications
|
|
(e.g. Java) is improved.
|
|
|
|
Usage with dvorak keyboards is improved. The option -macuskbd is
|
|
available on MacOSX to use the original US keyboard code.
|
|
|
|
Via a compiler option (-DENABLE_GRABLOCAL) one can use the
|
|
-grablocal n option to filter VNC client input if someone
|
|
at the console has done mouse or keyboard input n secs ago.
|
|
|
|
The -sleepin option can now sleep a random amount of time between
|
|
min and max time delays (-sleepin min-max).
|
|
|
|
For more information:
|
|
|
|
http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/
|
|
http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html
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x11vnc 0.9.3 2007-10-04
|
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|
|
|
|
New in the 0.9.3 x11vnc release:
|
|
|
|
This release provides client-side caching to improve interactive
|
|
response. Almost no VNC viewers implement caching which is why
|
|
VNC is slow compared to other remote graphics protocols.
|
|
|
|
The x11vnc caching will work with any VNC viewer, but they will
|
|
not hide the pixmap cache region that is below the main desktop
|
|
(one must adjust the window manually). The SSVNC Unix VNC viewer,
|
|
however, automatically detects and hides the region.
|
|
|
|
To enable caching, supply "-ncache n" to x11vnc, where the
|
|
number n, e.g. 10, indicates how much memory to devote to the
|
|
caching scheme.
|
|
|
|
See http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/#faq-client-caching
|
|
|
|
For more information:
|
|
|
|
http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/
|
|
http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html
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x11vnc 0.9.2 2007-06-18
|
|
|
|
|
|
New in the 0.9.2 x11vnc release:
|
|
|
|
A compile-time bug is fixed for when the OpenSSL library is not
|
|
available or --without-ssl is supplied; previously the
|
|
build would fail.
|
|
|
|
One can configure x11vnc via "configure --with-system-libvncserver"
|
|
to use a system installed libvncserver library instead of
|
|
the one bundled in the release tarball.
|
|
|
|
If UltraVNC file transfer or chat is detected, then VNC clients
|
|
are "pinged" more often to prevent these side channels
|
|
from becoming serviced too infrequently.
|
|
|
|
In -unixpw mode in the username and password dialog no text will
|
|
be echoed if the first character sent is "Escape". This
|
|
enables a convenience feature in SSVNC to send the username
|
|
and password automatically.
|
|
|
|
miscellaneous new features and changes:
|
|
|
|
When building from the CVS tree --with-x11vnc must be supplied if
|
|
you want x11vnc to be built. The LibVNCServer release
|
|
tarball no longer contains the x11vnc source.
|
|
|
|
|
|
For more information:
|
|
|
|
http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/
|
|
http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html
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x11vnc 0.9.1 2007-05-24
|
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|
|
|
|
New in the 0.9.1 x11vnc release:
|
|
|
|
A new Unix username identification scheme is provided when
|
|
SSL client certificates are used to authenticate VNC
|
|
viewers. The username is extracted from the 'Subject'
|
|
section of the cert. The option is "-users sslpeer="
|
|
which, like "-users unixpw=" already does, will cause
|
|
a switch to the Unix user. This is useful for the
|
|
-find and -create options that try to find an existing
|
|
X session associated with the user or create a new one.
|
|
|
|
The UltraVNC Java Viewer has been modified to support SSL
|
|
connections. Some bugs were also fixed and some
|
|
improvements added. A patch file and a compiled jar file
|
|
(UltraViewerSSL.jar and SignedUltraViewerSSL.jar in the
|
|
classes/ssl directory) are provided in the x11vnc package.
|
|
|
|
For the -user option groups are now handled better by using
|
|
initgroups(3), or if finer control is needed one can
|
|
use: "-users user1.group1,..."
|
|
|
|
When SSL client certification is being used and external login
|
|
programs are being used the env. var. RFB_SSL_CLIENT_CERT
|
|
is set to the clients certificate. Set X11VNC_SSLPEER_CN
|
|
to use the Common Name instead of the certificate email
|
|
address to find the unix username.
|
|
|
|
miscellaneous new features and changes:
|
|
|
|
The -wait and -defer defaults were lowered from 30 to 20
|
|
milliseconds, set the values explicitly if this increases
|
|
the load too much for your liking.
|
|
|
|
In -create mode where a Xvfb session is started, mwm was added
|
|
as a session type. setpgrp(2) is used for the spawned
|
|
process if available. The XKEYBOARD extension is
|
|
enabled (+kb, but it doesn't seem to always work).
|
|
TrueColor is forced to be the default visual (recent
|
|
Xvfb seem to choose DirectColor, this is likely a bug)
|
|
One can also force creating a new Xvfb by setting the
|
|
env. var. X11VNC_FINDDISPLAY_ALWAYS_FAILS (not exactly
|
|
clear what this would be used for).
|
|
|
|
The WAITBG env. var. enables -display WAIT:... to take place in
|
|
the background.
|
|
|
|
One can specify the X11VNC_SKIP_DISPLAY env. var. for a list of
|
|
displays to exclude in the FINDDISPLAY action. This can
|
|
also be specified via nd=... as a -unixpw login option.
|
|
|
|
setsid() or setpgrp() is called for the external command spawned
|
|
by the -gone option (since it may be long lived, e.g. a
|
|
screen locker).
|
|
|
|
The script "onetimekey" utility is provided in the classes/ssl
|
|
subdirectory that allows a (very long) string representing
|
|
a Client SSL certificate to be provided by the authenticating
|
|
client, or via https cgi script (e.g. after a web login).
|
|
|
|
Some bugs were fixed in the libvncserver implementation of
|
|
UltraVNC file transfer.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For more information:
|
|
|
|
http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/
|
|
http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html
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x11vnc 0.9 2007-04-18
|
|
|
|
|
|
New in the 0.9 x11vnc release:
|
|
|
|
VNC Service advertising via mDNS / ZeroConf / BonJour with the
|
|
Avahi client library. Enable via "-avahi".
|
|
|
|
Implementations of UltraVNC's TextChat, SingleWindow, and
|
|
ServerInput extensions (requires ultravnc viewer or ssvnc
|
|
Unix viewer). They toggle the selection of a single window
|
|
(-id), and disable (friendly) user input and viewing
|
|
(monitor blank) at the VNC server.
|
|
|
|
Short aliases "-find", "-create", "-svc", and "-xdmsvc" for
|
|
commonly used FINDCREATEDISPLAY usage modes (to find
|
|
the user's display or create one, etc).
|
|
|
|
Reverse VNC connections (viewer listening) now work in SSL
|
|
(-ssl) mode.
|
|
|
|
miscellaneous new features and changes:
|
|
|
|
New options to control the Monitor power state and keyboard/mouse
|
|
grabbing: -forcedpms, -clientdpms, -noserverdpms,
|
|
and -grabalways.
|
|
|
|
A simple way to emulate inetd(8) to some degree via the "-loopbg"
|
|
option.
|
|
|
|
Monitor the accuracy of XDAMAGE and apply "-noxdamage" if it is
|
|
not working well. OpenGL applications like like beryl and
|
|
MythTv have been shown to make XDAMAGE not work properly.
|
|
|
|
For Java SSL connections involving a router/firewall port
|
|
redirection, an option -httpsredir to spare the user
|
|
from needing to include PORT=NNN in the browser URL.
|
|
|
|
A -sleepin n option to delay startup by n seconds to let redirs
|
|
and listening clients to get started.
|
|
|
|
TightVNC file transfer is now off by default; enable via
|
|
-tightfilexfer
|
|
|
|
|
|
For more information:
|
|
|
|
http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/
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|
http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html
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x11vnc 0.8.4 2007-02-01
|
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|
|
|
|
New in the 0.8.4 x11vnc release:
|
|
|
|
Native Mac OS X Aqua/Quartz support. It exports the full
|
|
display (no X11 server, etc).
|
|
|
|
This provides an alternative to OSXvnc; some activities
|
|
are faster (and see the client-side caching feature
|
|
-ncache in the 0.8.5 development version for more
|
|
speedups).
|
|
|
|
x11vnc can act as a VNC reflector/repeater using the
|
|
"-reflect host:N" option. This is useful for large
|
|
classroom broadcasting or demos. You set up a number
|
|
of reflectors to spread the network and CPU load around
|
|
for better response.
|
|
|
|
A new login mode: "-display WAIT:cmd=FINDCREATEDISPLAY -unixpw ..."
|
|
that will Create a new X session (Xvfb, Xdummy, or
|
|
Xorg) for the user if it cannot find the user's X
|
|
session display via the FINDDISPLAY method. It will
|
|
be re-found upon reconnection.
|
|
|
|
This enables a simple "terminal services" mode based on
|
|
Unix username and password and where the user does not
|
|
have to memorize their VNC display number, etc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
miscellaneous new features and changes:
|
|
|
|
Option -nodpms to avoid problems with programs like KDE's
|
|
kdesktop_lock that keep restarting the screen saver
|
|
every few seconds even with active VNC clients connected.
|
|
|
|
The "-N" option couples the VNC Display number to the X Display
|
|
number. E.g. if your X DISPLAY is :2 then the VNC display
|
|
will be :2 (i.e. using port 5902). If that port is taken
|
|
x11vnc will exit.
|
|
|
|
Wireframe copyrect detection for local user activity (e.g. someone
|
|
sitting at the physical display moving windows). You
|
|
can disable this with the -nowireframelocal option.
|
|
|
|
To automatically fix the common mouse motion problem on XINERAMA
|
|
(multi-headed) displays, the -xwarppointer option is
|
|
enabled by default when XINERAMA is active. You can
|
|
disable this with the -noxwarppointer option.
|
|
|
|
By default in -reflect mode -shared is implied (it makes sense),
|
|
use -noshared after the -reflect option to disable this.
|
|
|
|
The -prog option lets you specify the full path (argv[0]) to
|
|
the program, in case it is spawned by inetd/tcpd and
|
|
cannot determine its path. The path is needed for the
|
|
-http option to guess the http classes directory.
|
|
|
|
Usually not needed, but there are many options for tuning the
|
|
native Mac OS X mode: -macnodim -macnosleep -macnosaver
|
|
-macnowait -macwheel -macnoswap -macnoresize -maciconanim
|
|
-macmenu.
|
|
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An option -debug_xdamage has been added for debugging and profiling.
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For more information:
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http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/
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http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html
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x11vnc 0.8.3 2006-11-13
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New in the 0.8.3 x11vnc release:
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The -ssl option provides SSL encryption and authentication
|
|
natively via the www.openssl.org library. One can use
|
|
from a simple self-signed certificate server certificate
|
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up to full CA and client certificate authentication schemes.
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The -sslverify option allows for authenticating VNC clients via
|
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their certificates in either -ssl or -stunnel modes.
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|
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Certificate creation and management tools are provide in the
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-sslGenCert, -sslGenCA, and related options.
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An SSL enabled Java applet VNC Viewer applet is provided in
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classes/ssl/VncViewer.jar.
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The applet may also be loaded into the web
|
|
browser via HTTPS, i.e one can use the VNC port,
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e.g. https://host:5900/
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|
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See our "Enhanced TightVNC Viewer" project, for native
|
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SSL enabled viewers.
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|
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The -unixpw option supports Unix username and password
|
|
authentication. The -ssl or -localhost and -stunnel
|
|
options (or detection of an SSH tunnel) are enforced in
|
|
this mode to prevent password sniffing.
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|
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Coupling -unixpw with -display WAIT:cmd=FINDDISPLAY provides a
|
|
way to allow a user to login with their UNIX password
|
|
and have their display connected to automatically.
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Hooks are provided in the -unixpw_cmd and "-passwdfile cmd:,custom:..."
|
|
options to allow you to supply your own authentication
|
|
and password lookup programs (e.g. LDAP).
|
|
|
|
The "-ultrafilexfer" alias is provided and improved UltraVNC
|
|
filetransfer rates have been achieved.
|
|
|
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The -rotate option enables you to rotate or reflect the screen
|
|
before exporting via VNC. This is intended for use on
|
|
handhelds and other devices where the rotation orientation
|
|
is not "natural".
|
|
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|
miscellaneous new features and changes:
|
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Similar to -ssl, the -stunnel option starts up a SSL tunnel server
|
|
stunnel (that must be installed separately on the system)
|
|
to allow only encrypted SSL connections from the network.
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Option -sslnofail to exit immediately if there are any SSL
|
|
connection failures.
|
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A simpler variant of -unixpw is the -unixpw_nis option that
|
|
works in environments where the encrypted passwords are
|
|
readable, e.g. NIS.
|
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|
x11vnc can be configured and built to not depend on X11 libraries
|
|
"./configure --without-x" for -rawfb only operation
|
|
(e.g. embedded linux console devices).
|
|
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Add -cursor_drag to change the mouse cursor during Drag and Drop, etc.
|
|
|
|
Under the "-connect_or_exit host" option x11vnc will exit
|
|
immediately unless the reverse connection to host
|
|
succeeds. The "-rfbport 0" option disables TCP listening
|
|
for connections (useful for this mode).
|
|
|
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The "-rawfb rand" and "-rawfb none" options are useful for
|
|
testing automation scripts, etc., without requiring a
|
|
full desktop.
|
|
|
|
Reduced spewing of information at startup, use "-verbose" (also
|
|
"-v") to turn it back on for debugging.
|
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|
For more information:
|
|
|
|
http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/
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|
http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html
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|
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x11vnc 0.8.2 2006-07-13
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New in the 0.8.2 x11vnc release:
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Support for full mouse and keyboard input into the Linux
|
|
console framebuffer /dev/fb0 in -rawfb mode
|
|
(i.e. non-X11) by using the Linux "uinput" driver.
|
|
|
|
This enables, for example, viewing and interacting
|
|
with Qt-embedded/Qtopia-Core apps on Linux-based
|
|
handhelds, etc.
|
|
|
|
Options: -rawfb cons, -pipeinput UINPUT More info:
|
|
http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/#faq-qt-embedded
|
|
|
|
Extension of the display option: -display WAIT:<disp-or-cmd>
|
|
to delay x11vnc's opening of the X display
|
|
until a VNC client connects (useful built-in:
|
|
-display WAIT:cmd=FINDDISPLAY, to find a user's
|
|
display and Xauthority data).
|
|
|
|
Options -grabkbd and -grabptr have x11vnc try to grab
|
|
the X display when VNC clients are connected to
|
|
prevent a (non-malicious) user at the physical X
|
|
display from performing keyboard or mouse input.
|
|
E.g. remote help-desk support.
|
|
|
|
|
|
miscellaneous new features and changes:
|
|
|
|
-allowedcmds option to fine-tune which external commands
|
|
may be run by x11vnc, rather than shutting
|
|
them all off with -nocmds.
|
|
|
|
-env VAR=VALUE convenience option to avoid the need of
|
|
setting environment variables before starting
|
|
x11vnc.
|
|
|
|
-allinput option to enable libvncserver handleEventsEagerly
|
|
parameter (not clear it yields an improvement).
|
|
|
|
-rawfb rand fun/testing option using /dev/urandom as a fb.
|
|
|
|
-license, -copying, -warranty option.
|
|
|
|
|
|
For more information:
|
|
|
|
http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/
|
|
http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html
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|
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x11vnc 0.8.1 2006-06-03
|
|
|
|
New in the 0.8.1 x11vnc release:
|
|
|
|
Improved support for webcams and tv tuners with video4linux
|
|
/dev/video: see the "-rawfb video" and "-pipeinput VID"
|
|
options. (the latter gives a simple keyboard control
|
|
of a tv tuner; see also the -freqtab option for stations).
|
|
|
|
FBPM support for hardware that provides framebuffer power
|
|
management (it needs to be disabled when vnc clients
|
|
are connected).
|
|
|
|
The -usepw option will require x11vnc to use a password of
|
|
some sort or otherwise exit immediately. Put it in
|
|
your ~/.x11vncrc so you don't forget.
|
|
|
|
The command "x11vnc -storepasswd" will prompt for a password
|
|
without echoing and save it in ~/.vnc/passwd
|
|
|
|
The X CLIPBOARD selection is managed in addition to the
|
|
X PRIMARY selection.
|
|
|
|
|
|
miscellaneous new features and changes:
|
|
|
|
Convenience option for accessing the Linux console: -rawfb cons
|
|
etc. (requires /dev/fb0 to be working).
|
|
|
|
clipboard/cut-text input can now be managed on a per-client
|
|
basis.
|
|
|
|
-capslock and -skip_lockkeys options can help make CapsLock work
|
|
better.
|
|
|
|
The Xdummy wrapper script is included in the source tree.
|
|
|
|
A mode "-gone popup" as been added.
|
|
|
|
-24to32 option to avoid 24bpp problems.
|
|
|
|
-xinerama is on by default.
|
|
|
|
|
|
For more information:
|
|
|
|
http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/
|
|
http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html
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|
x11vnc 0.8 2006-02-13
|
|
|
|
|
|
New in the 0.8 x11vnc release:
|
|
|
|
TightVNC file transfer support is enabled via the extension to
|
|
LibVNCServer added by Rohit Kumar.
|
|
|
|
The -passwdfile option has been enhanced to handle any number
|
|
of full-access and view only passwords in an easy to
|
|
maintain format, and additional features.
|
|
|
|
The -8to24 option enables multi-depth viewing on systems that do
|
|
not support -overlay. The 8bpp regions are transformed
|
|
to depth 24 TrueColor before exporting via VNC.
|
|
|
|
The x11vnc source code has gone through a major reorganization.
|
|
The build has been enhanced and many bugs fixed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
miscellaneous new features and changes:
|
|
|
|
-afteraccept option is like -accept however it enables running
|
|
a user supplied command after client authentication
|
|
has taken place. The RFB_* environment variables have
|
|
been extended.
|
|
-loop option will run x11vnc in an outer loop restarting each time
|
|
(useful for situations where the X server restarts often).
|
|
-slow_fb allows for slow polling for special purpose applications
|
|
(e.g. video). -blackout noptr,WxH+X+Y,... will prevent
|
|
the pointer from going into a blacked out region.
|
|
|
|
For more information:
|
|
|
|
http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/
|
|
http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html
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|
x11vnc 0.7.2 2005-07-11
|
|
|
|
|
|
New in the 0.7.2 x11vnc release:
|
|
|
|
The X DAMAGE extension is supported to dramatically reduce
|
|
resource consumption when idle: often 20 times less;
|
|
and to pick up small changed regions more quickly.
|
|
|
|
DAMAGE sends events indicating damaged (modified) screen
|
|
rectangles to x11vnc. These are used as hints to focus
|
|
the polling and also if the rectangle is below a size
|
|
threshold it is accepted unconditionally (i.e. dragged in
|
|
from the framebuffer). Tuning is possible with -xd_area.
|
|
|
|
DAMAGE is available on recent Xorg servers and Solaris 10.
|
|
|
|
-wireframe: Heuristics are used to guess when a window is being
|
|
moved or resized and during this period show only a
|
|
moving wireframe outline. Just like on video cards in
|
|
the 90's, remember? This is to avoid window "lurching"
|
|
when you move or resize one opaquely.
|
|
|
|
Also, -wirecopyrect applies the VNC CopyRect encoding
|
|
for the moved window. Both are on by default, use
|
|
-nowireframe or -nowirecopyrect to disable (aka -nowf
|
|
and -nowcr).
|
|
|
|
-scrollcopyrect: Sniff the X11 protocol via the RECORD extension
|
|
and to try to detect window scrolls (e.g. via scrollbar,
|
|
Up/Down arrow, etc). When detected, the VNC CopyRect
|
|
encoding is applied to the scrolled regions for a speedup.
|
|
|
|
The contents of the scrolling window may only be
|
|
approximate while it is being scrolled: e.g. tearing,
|
|
bunching-up, etc. The heuristics will also miss scrolls
|
|
by certain toolkits or applications, so those will still
|
|
happen the slow way. To disable use -noscrollcopyrect
|
|
(aka -noscr). Tuning is also available, see the -help
|
|
entry.
|
|
|
|
-listen: Makes x11vnc listen only on a single network interface.
|
|
-localhost now implies '-listen localhost'.
|
|
|
|
-rawfb: Instead of polling an X server framebuffer, poll a raw
|
|
one (i.e. a mapped file or a shm segment). E.g. for
|
|
the linux framebuffer device:
|
|
|
|
-rawfb map:/dev/fb0@1024x768x32
|
|
|
|
This is a bit out of x11vnc's scope but may have some
|
|
interesting applications. Perhaps /dev/video?
|
|
|
|
-pipeinput: Pipe the VNC user's pointer and keyboard input events
|
|
to a helper program you provide. Two examples are in
|
|
misc/vcinject.pl and misc/slide.pl. Primarily intended
|
|
for use with -rawfb to somehow kludge-up user input,
|
|
but it can also be used by itself.
|
|
|
|
Improvements for the magnification scaling case (e.g. -scale 2)
|
|
for use in low vision applications. It is faster and
|
|
no-blending :nb now works correctly.
|
|
|
|
More safety measures are taken WRT remote-control in the
|
|
default mode. See the -unsafe, -safer, -privremote,
|
|
and -nocmds options.
|
|
|
|
The GUI has been improved, and running with the options "-gui icon"
|
|
presents a small, simple gui instead of the full blown one,
|
|
and "-gui tray" attempts to embed the small icon in the
|
|
system tray. Use "-gui tray=setpass" to prompt for
|
|
session password creation at startup.
|
|
|
|
|
|
miscellaneous new features and changes:
|
|
|
|
-xkb: a simple test is performed at startup to see if it is a
|
|
good idea to apply -xkb mode for the current keyboard
|
|
keymapping (i.e. if keysyms like !, @, [ are otherwise
|
|
unavailable). To disable use -noxkb.
|
|
ISO_Level3_Shift vs. Mode_switch: Set things up in -xkb mode to
|
|
prefer ISO_Level3_Shift over Mode_switch for modtweaking.
|
|
No override; let me know if this causes problems.
|
|
-add_keysyms is now the default, use -noadd_keysyms to disable.
|
|
the added keysyms are periodically deleted.
|
|
-remap DEAD: shorthand for mapping many "dead" keysyms to their
|
|
"un-dead" counterparts, e.g. grave -> dead_grave. For
|
|
some VNC viewers that are unable to send the dead keysym.
|
|
-skip_dups: skip impossible duplicate key events sent by some VNC
|
|
viewers. -noskip_dups to disable (currently off by default).
|
|
-sloppy_keys: try to handle sloppy keyboarding (esp. between
|
|
different language keyboards) where, say, Shift is released
|
|
before the key.
|
|
-norepeat N: ping-pong N times if something else on the desktop
|
|
restores key autorepeating (e.g. session startup). Default
|
|
2. Also, If the VNC client is idle for 5 min. autorepeat
|
|
is restored.
|
|
-wait_ui: If there is very recent user input, cut the -wait sleep
|
|
time by the specified factor (default 2.0).
|
|
-nowait_bog: Detection is now in place to watch for polling "bogging
|
|
down" (e.g. lots of scrolling text from a long build in a
|
|
terminal) and to sleep more. Use -nowait_bog to disable.
|
|
-flag: write PORT=5900 to a flag file to aid wrapper scripts.
|
|
-http: try to guess what the -httpdir should be and if found
|
|
enable http listening.
|
|
-clip WxH+X+Y: only show the specified rectangle not the
|
|
entire screen.
|
|
cursors are now scaled by default under -scale, use -scale_cursor
|
|
to modify this behavior.
|
|
-arrow n: select from some different arrow cursors (ignored under
|
|
XFIXES cursor grabbing mode).
|
|
-nolookup: disable DNS lookups for broken environments.
|
|
-seldir: fine tune and debug selection transfer.
|
|
build-time customization macros: SHARED, FOREVER, NOREPEAT,
|
|
REMOTE_CONTROL, SMALL_FOOTPRINT, default passwd, etc.
|
|
see the top of the x11vnc.c for more info.
|
|
-xtrap: DEC-XTRAP extension is supported for legacy systems
|
|
with insufficient XTEST extension (X11R5).
|
|
-shiftcmap: for legacy systems with non-standard colormap values.
|
|
-noxrecord: do not use the RECORD extension for anything (currently
|
|
only -scrollcopyrect and grabserver watching use it).
|
|
-grab_buster: fork a helper thread to watch for XGrabServer deadlock
|
|
in x11vnc and break the grab. Under -scrollcopyrect there
|
|
is a small window where x11vnc is vulnerable to this deadlock.
|
|
-dbg: A "crash shell" with tips on debugging will be presented
|
|
instead of exiting when a fatal error occurs.
|
|
-fixscreen: periodically refresh the screen to get rid of painting
|
|
errors, etc. induced by new features, jpeg compression, etc.
|
|
-speeds: Tell x11vnc what the network and fb speeds are instead of
|
|
having it try to measure them. (these speeds are used by
|
|
various features, such as -wireframe, -scrollcopyrect, etc.).
|
|
-wmdt: set the window manager or desktop to spare x11vnc from guessing.
|
|
-readtimeout: set libvncserver's read timeout parameter, useful on
|
|
very slow links that take more than 20secs to paint
|
|
the whole screen.
|
|
-nopw: If you use x11vnc without a password it now prints out a
|
|
scary warning message. Use -nopw to disable the warning.
|
|
plugged X event leaks; periodically purge any remaining buildup.
|
|
|
|
|
|
For more information:
|
|
|
|
http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/
|
|
http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html
|
|
x11vnc -help
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|
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|
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|
|
|
x11vnc 0.7.1 2005-02-24
|
|
|
|
|
|
New in the 0.7.1 x11vnc release:
|
|
|
|
Improved algorithm for approximating XFIXES cursors with
|
|
transparency (alpha channel). No more ugly black fuzz
|
|
around translucent cursors. Tuning parameters -alpha*
|
|
if it is still not right.
|
|
|
|
Added mechanisms to handle XFIXES cursors with transparency
|
|
exactly (i.e. blend in the background). Works by default
|
|
under -nocursorshape updates, and also works under limited
|
|
circumstances for cursorshape updates if the VNC viewer
|
|
is patched (TightVNC viewer patch provided).
|
|
|
|
-solid: to improve performance switch the background to a solid
|
|
color when clients are connected. Works on GNOME, KDE,
|
|
CDE, and classic X.
|
|
|
|
-input: allows fine-tuning the type of allowed user input
|
|
(Keystroke, Mouse-motion, Button-click). Useful for
|
|
certain applications of x11vnc, e.g. demos. Also
|
|
per-client settings via -R input:xyz..
|
|
|
|
-users: enables switching to different users if started as root.
|
|
Please read the description for details.
|
|
|
|
-gui ez: less daunting GUI with fewer options via '-gui ez' or
|
|
"Misc -> simple-gui" once started.
|
|
|
|
miscellaneous new features and changes:
|
|
|
|
-nap is now the default, use -nonap to disable.
|
|
-snapfb: snapshot h/w fb to RAM periodically, not clear how useful...
|
|
-timeout n: for use in certain applications, exit if no client
|
|
connects after n seconds.
|
|
-oa and -logappend for appending to logfiles.
|
|
-opts will just show the options w/o the long -help descriptions.
|
|
if you forget to set -display, it will beep and try :0 after a bit.
|
|
|
|
For more information:
|
|
|
|
http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/
|
|
http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
x11vnc 0.7 2004-12-23
|
|
|
|
|
|
New in the 0.7 x11vnc release:
|
|
|
|
Support for the XFIXES X extension to show the exact mouse cursor
|
|
shape. Requires libXfixes. For approximate cursor
|
|
shapes also see: -cursor (none|arrow|X|some|most)
|
|
|
|
-remote/-R: remote-control support: nearly every setting can be
|
|
changed dynamically without restarting x11vnc. For
|
|
example, "x11vnc -R shared", and "x11vnc -R scale:3/4"
|
|
will connect to a running x11vnc server to make it shared
|
|
and re-scaled, respectively.
|
|
|
|
-gui: launches a simple tcl/tk GUI based on the remote control
|
|
function. Requires the tcl/tk "wish" program.
|
|
|
|
-overlay: support for overlay/multi-depth (e.g. 24+8) visuals
|
|
on Solaris (SUN_OVL extension) and IRIX.
|
|
|
|
-xrandr: support for the XRANDR (X Resize, Rotate and Reflection)
|
|
extension: if the screen changes size or rotates x11vnc
|
|
creates a new framebuffer to match it. Useful to have a VNC
|
|
Viewer that supports NewFBSize extension. (also -padgeom)
|
|
|
|
-pointer_mode: Experimental pointer input handling schemes,
|
|
e.g.: "-pointer_mode 3" (similar to -nodragging)
|
|
|
|
man page x11vnc.1 and README files created.
|
|
|
|
miscellaneous new features and changes:
|
|
|
|
-sb: set screen blank idle timeout
|
|
-nocursorshape: disable cursor shape VNC extension.
|
|
RFB_MODE = "accept" or "gone" passed to -accept/-gone commands.
|
|
-vncconnect is now the default.
|
|
-norepeat is now the default.
|
|
"-id pick" to pick a window via xwininfo for the -id option.
|
|
-sid option: like -id but crops root window instead.
|
|
Related to remote-control: -query, -noremote, -sync,
|
|
-deny_all, -safer, -unsafe.
|
|
|
|
|
|
For more information:
|
|
|
|
http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/
|
|
http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html
|
|
x11vnc -help
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x11vnc 0.6.2 2004-08-02
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New in the 0.6.2 x11vnc release:
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-scale option for server side scaling (e.g. -scale 2/3).
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-storepasswd option to create VNC password files.
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~/.x11vncrc simple config file support.
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-cursorpos now the default (send cursor position updates to clients
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that understand them, disable with -nocursorpos)
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more connection info sent to the -accept and -gone commands.
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new keyboard related features:
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-modtweak is now the default (it automatically adjusts the modifier
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keys state to send a Keysym properly, disable -nomodtweak)
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this works around "ghost" keys like "< >" in XFree86.
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-xkb option to use XKEYBOARD extension for modtweak-ing to further
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improve the accuracy of sending Keysyms between different
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language keyboards.
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-skip_keycodes and -add_keysyms options to fine tune stubborn
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keyboard differences.
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-norepeat option to turn off X server key autorepeat when clients
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are connected (works around the repeated characters problem)
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-clear_mods and -clear_keys to send key release events at
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startup and exit.
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removed options:
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-hints/-nohints: we now always use hints.
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For more information:
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http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/
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http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html
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x11vnc -help
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